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"Brothers, run, those bastards are catching up again!"

The Kodor soldiers, who had fled all the way north, were gasping for air on the side of the road, when the guy who was in charge of the guard suddenly shouted to the other Kodor soldiers who were resting.

After hearing the retreat order from the rear camp of the northern army of Kodor, the Kodor soldiers who retreated all the way from the south and north gates of Fort Marsy were surrounded and suppressed by the three-way army of the Wells Legion, and ran desperately all the way to the north, dead and wounded. They never imagined that the enemy was so insidious and cunning, if they hadn't run fast, they would have sent those bastards to God a long time ago......

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"Stop!"

Angus, who was riding on horseback, raised his right hand with a clenched fist and motioned for those behind him to stop the pursuit.

"Lord Angus, why don't you chase it? Can't let those guys run away. Lusignan, the captain of the cavalry, who was also riding behind him, asked.

"Your Excellency has an order, and the Kodorians will be pursued three miles north and north, and the whole army will return immediately. In addition, send sentries to follow them all the way, and the matter of pursuing the Kodorians is arranged by the adults. Angus said to the officers around him.

"Yes, sir!" The people took the command.

Immediately, the Welsh regiment stopped the pursuit and retracted its forces all the way in the direction of Fort Marsey.

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"Sir, Sir Angus, they're back." Ron, who had been watching from the walls of Fort Marsie, pushed open the door to the Great Hall of Lords and reported to Art.

"Okay, I'll take a look." Art said to Ron.

"Yes, sir." With that, the two of them walked all the way to the south gate.

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"Your Excellency!" As soon as he rode into the gate of the southern city, he saw Art and his party coming, and Angus hurriedly dismounted to greet him.

"Sergeant Major, how's it going?" Art asked.

"Report to your lordship, as you commanded, we pursued the Kodorians all the way north for three miles before stopping. After watching them climb over the hill, they retreated in an orderly manner, and sent sentries to follow them all the way. Angus said.

"Thank you, Sergeant Major!" Art patted Angus on the shoulder and said.

"Brothers, you have also worked hard, everyone immediately go to the city to rest." Art said to the Welsh legionnaires beside Angus.

"Yes!" Then they went into the city and went to their camps.

"Ron, immediately summon the high-ranking officers above the flag captain to the lord's hall for a military discussion." Art commanded Ron who was following him.

"Yes, sir!"

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“…… Ladies and gentlemen," Art continued, looking at the high-ranking officer of the Welsh Legion who had just put down his hand and took a sip of the valley's home-brewed beer, "I guess there is some doubt as to why I stopped the pursuit of the Kodorians after driving them three miles away. ”

"Yes, I finally seized the opportunity to encircle and suppress that group of mongrels, and let them run away like this, it's really unwilling!" Sitting at the other end of the table, Andrew the deputy of the company of the second company of the first detachment of the Wells regiment slapped the table and said loudly.

"yes......"

"yes......"

The surrounding officers echoed in a low voice.

Art looked at everyone and continued: "Presumably, everyone knows that our mission this time is not to encircle and suppress the Kodor army, but to go deep into the hinterland of Kodor, all the way north to attack the city of Kodor, to deter the army of Thorne Province, and then cooperate with the new monarch to flank the Thorne court and force them to submit. ”

"According to the orders of the new monarch Flender, we must attack the city of Kodor within fifteen days, when the new monarch will launch a large-scale attack on the Thorne army in the west, crush the Thorne army in one fell swoop, and end the war." Everyone looked at Art in silence.

"Since receiving a secret letter from the court of Besançon, we have been rushing to the province of Kodor without stopping, and have fought seven or eight battles, large and small. In particular, the reinforcements of the Wells Regiment have been rushing for many days, and the soldiers' physical strength has long been exhausted, extremely tired, and they urgently need to rest and recover. Artert paused and continued, "It is for this reason that I ordered the pursuit of the Kodor army to be stopped. ”

"Yes, folks," Angus continued, "there are a few more battles ahead of us. Only by letting the soldiers rest can we go straight to the city of Kodor in one go! ”

"Your Excellency is right, the soldiers are indeed exhausted," said Bass, "because of the urgency of the military situation, we have come all the way from Tignatz, and we dare not delay in the slightest, for fear of mistaking your affairs." Everyone hoped that after this battle, they would have a good rest in Fort Marssy. ”

"Yes, brother-in-law," Phoenix stood up, "we have been lying in ambush in the mountains since we came out of Sapp, and I think we all know how difficult the conditions are. After a battle with the southern army, we lost quite a few of our brothers, and some were wounded. Everyone held their breath just to defeat the horls of Kodor, and then rest. If the pursuit continues, I am afraid that many brothers will be tired and fall on the way to pursue the enemy. ”

After listening to the opinions of several high-ranking officers, Art said to the crowd: "Since the capture of Marssi Fort, our chariot convoy has been resting, and the horse's strength has almost recovered. ”

"Your Excellency, you mean to use chariots to take our soldiers in pursuit of the enemy?" Weiz, the captain of the third company of the first branch of the Wells Regiment, who was sitting on the side, asked happily.

"That's right," replied Art, "that will save our soldiers' stamina and allow us to pursue the Kodorians at a faster pace." ”

"yes......"

"That's right......"

The officers whispered to each other. This is the best of both worlds, not only can the soldiers get enough rest, but they can also pursue the Kodor deserters all the way, and when most of the men and horses are rested, they can go all the way north to Kodor City.

"Now, I order," ordered Art, after the officers' discussion was over, "the deputy commander of the 1st detachment of the Wells Regiment Kazak obeys the order!" ”

"In!" Kazak stood up and answered.

"Immediately select fifty light and heavy cavalry, fifty crossbowmen, one hundred light and heavy infantry, and thirty chariots, and pursue the remnants of the Kodor army all the way north."

"Your mission is to constantly interfere with the remnants of the Kodor army and not give them any respite. In addition, raid the Kodor garrison in Diguan Town and disrupt their deployment, but do not fall in love with the war, and must strive for favorable conditions for the arrival of the follow-up large army. Art continued.

"Yes, sir."

"Odo," Art said, turning to Odo, "you are in charge of cleaning the battlefield, treating the wounded, and recuperating the army. ”

"Yes, sir." Otto commanded.

"Sergeant Major, you are responsible for the defense of Fort Marssy's perimeter, and you will send troops to garrison all important passes around Fort Marsey."

"Yes, sir!"

"Okay, everyone, this is the end of today's military discussion, everyone hurry up and go back to rest, recuperate, and the army will march towards Kodor City in two days!"

"Yes, sir!"

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"Report!"

Six miles from Fort Marsey, on the northward trade route, the sentry of the remnants of the northern army of Kodor, who was in charge of the palace, ran all the way to report to the Count of Kodor, who was panting under a tree by the roadside.

Hearing the sentry's report, Count Kodor was taken aback. Looking at the sentry running over, Count Kodor asked, "What's going on again?"

"Report to Lord Earl, the Welsh Legion is catching up again! This time they were in a chariot, less than three miles away from us! ”

"What! Chariots?" Count Kodor's face turned pale in an instant, and his eyes were terrified.

"God, these bastards have been fighting for so many days, why are they still chasing us!"

Looking at the officers and soldiers around him who fled all the way to the house, the Count of Kodor, who was waiting for his order, shouted loudly: "What are you still doing in a daze, don't you hurry up and pack up your things and retreat!" Come on! ”

At the sound of an order, the Count of Kodor fled all the way to Diguan Town under the cover of more than 50 of his personal guards and more than 100 remnants......